Essential Psychology

PART ONE: WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT HUMAN BEINGS: THE FOUNDATIONS OF MODERN PSYCHOLOGY Sex, Lies and Digital Horizons - Mark N O Davies and Philip BanyardHow Psychology Became a Science - Simon WattsIssues and Debates in Psychology - Garry YoungPART TWO: HOW WE THINK AND MAKE SENSE OF THE WORLD: COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGYMemory - Thom Baguley and Andrew J EdmondsAn Introduction to Sensation, Perception and Attention - Andrew K Dunn and Paula C Stacey Thinking and Problem-Solving - Gary JonesPART THREE: HOW OUR BRAINS AFFECT OUR BEHAVIOUR: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY The Human Nervous System: Functional Anatomy - Antonio Castro and Mark J T Sergeant Communication within the Brain - Rachel Horsley and Christine NormanBrain and Behaviour: Sex Differences - Mark J T Sergeant and Antonio CastroPART FOUR: HOW WE INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGYBehaviour within Groups - Susan Hansen, Paige Wilcoxson and Dan BysouthBehaviour between Groups - Mick Gregson, Rowena Hill and Nicholas BlagdenSocial Judgements and Behaviour - Alex Meredith and Monica WhittyPART FIVE: HOW WE GROW AND CHANGE: DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGYDevelopment during the Early Years - Lucy J Betts et alDevelopment during the School Years - Lee Farrington-Flint et alAtypical Child Development - Gayle V Dillon, Susannah J Lamb and Andrew GraysonPART SIX: HOW WE KNOW AND MEASURE OUR INDIVIDUALITY: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCESPersonality - Glenn Williams, Jamie Murphy and James HoustonIntelligence: Measuring the Mind - Eva SundinSelf - Jill Arnold and Brendan GoughGlossaryReferences Index

Philip Banyard, Mark N. O. Davies, Christine Norman and Belinda Winder, along with the contributors, are all based in the Division of Psychology at Nottingham Trent University. Belinda is a Reader in Forensic Psychology. She teaches primarily within forensic psychology, with specific focus on sexual crime. She has a strong background in psychometrics and individual differences, and retains her enthusiasm for quantitative research (continuing to teach multivariate statistics in what she hopes is a fun and interactive manner). Her research is leading her to incorporate qualitative research methods as she continues to develop a programme of research in collaboration with HMP Whatton (the largest sex offender prison in Europe) that makes a significant and practical contribution to our understanding of sex offenders and sexual crime. Additional areas of interest (both in terms of teaching and research) include the psychology of fraud, lying and deception.

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Patrick L. Hylton,University of Lincoln, Lincoln, UK



'Despite the complexity of the material presented, the text is easy to read and gives a comprehensive overview of the area. Research and debate are covered alongside factual information in key study boxes and thought provoking question boxes' - Caroline Brown, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK